Architects Mass Studies have unveiled their design for the Korean pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.
Category: Art
An Artist Within
Click image to enlarge By Chinaka Hodge Photograph by Joan Osato As a member of Chicago’s legendary hip-hop troupe, Typical Cats, Dennis “Denizen Kane” Kim sets an unprecedented standard, […]
Modern Architecture – The Floating Stage
Located on the Han River in Seoul, South Korea, the Floating Stage seems like the perfect place to enjoy an outdoor concert. Designed by Kyungam Architects Associates, the recently […]
‘Koreatown’
Text and Photographs by Arin Yoon When Koreans immigrate to the United States, they recreate what they know, a sense of home. They eat the same food they did […]
WINNER ANNOUNCED! KoreAm's Drama Fo' Yo Mama Contest
And the grand prize winner of KoreAm’s Drama Fo’ Yo Mama Contest is … GOCHU! If you still haven’t yet seen the video (where have you been hiding?), here […]
Artist Spotlight – Ran Hwang
Instead of using ordinary buttons and pins to stitch up clothes, Korean-born artist Ran Hwang creates amazingly large installations of birds and cherry blossom trees. When you look up […]
Clever Design – Eco-Conscious T-issue Box
Sometimes the simplest designs send the strongest messages. South Korean designer Lukas Koh took an ordinary tissue box and transformed it into an environmentally aware object, called T-issue. The […]
Jimi Hendrix by David Choe (2 pics)
This Jimi Hendrix painting by David Choe is my favorite piece from his portfolio. His largest work to date, he only produced 27 giclee’ prints at $600, and sold […]
Awesome Whale-Inspired Structure: 2012 World Expo in Yeosu, South Korea
Designed by Melbourne-based Peddle Thorpe Architects, Fluid is a whale-inspired pavilion that is sure to be a showstopper at the much-anticipated 2012 World Expo in Yeosu, South Korea.
Modern Design: Invisible Streetlight by Jongoh Lee
Wouldn’t it be nice if dark streets were illuminated by these beautiful, photosynthetic leaves? That’s the concept behind Jongoh Lee’s “invisible streetlight.” The flexible body of the solar-powered light […]
Artist Spotlight: Stella Im Hultberg
Stella Im Hultberg is a shining star in the pop art world. A masterful artist using both oil on canvas and watercolor on tea-stained paper, she creates beautiful portraits […]
Bring Them Home
By Michelle Woo Photographs by Elizabeth Kim Euna Lee and Laura Ling were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea. Back home, their anguished families plead […]
Underground Artist
By Helin Jung Photographs by Miru Kim Miru Kim is walking through the Upper West Side via Amtrak tunnel, navigating a mostly-dark, cavernous space, watching for the occasional […]
Faces of the North
By Hyungwon Kang North Korea has long been a subject of my curiosity, but also represented a place of inaccessibility for journalists like myself. However, in the mid-1990s, a […]
A New Day
Illustration by Eunice Choi It’s now known as the Purple Tunnel of Doom. A covered passage below the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where on January 20, at least […]
